Village · Pithora, Mahasamund
# Tilanjanpur

Tilanjanpur is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 492112. The 2011 Census counted 861 people in 212 households, the 96th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 861 people (2011)
- 212 households
- 72.8% literacy
- 492112 PIN code

## Tilanjanpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tilanjanpur is 492112. Tilanjanpur falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 492112
- Gram panchayat Sawitripur
- Community development block Pithaura
- Census village code 446438

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Tilanjanpur from nearby towns?
- Pithaura (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town) 27 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Tilanjanpur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Tilanjanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Deodi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Basna
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Basna
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tilanjanpur known for?

About 88% of the 522 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Tilanjanpur

Of every 100 households in Tilanjanpur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tilanjanpur · ■ Pithora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 80%
- Toilet within the home 12% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 82%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 96%
- Use banking services 95% 55%
- Television 23% 22%
- Mobile phone 30% 23%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 6% 24%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tilanjanpur?

■ Tilanjanpur · ■ Pithora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.8% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 1034
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 735 983
- Working population 56.6% 52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 62.1% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 103 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 217 (45%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 36 (7%) · ■ Marginal 125 (26%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pithora
- Badhaipali 882 people
- Laripur 871 people
- Dhodharkasa 869 people
- Mati Daraha 862 people
- Dumarpali 860 people
- Kanchanpur 860 people
- Jamjuda 856 people
- Nawagaon Kalan 842 people

All 248 villages in Pithora

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tilanjanpur? 492112
- How far is Tilanjanpur from Mahasamund? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Tilanjanpur? 861 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tilanjanpur in? Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Tilanjanpur? 72.8% (Census 2011)

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